User's Manual

Activating the Scale Engine on the Keyboard
• To switch on the Scale engine, press SCALE (Edit) in the Perform and Edit section on the
keyboard.
16.3. Selecting and Playing a Scale
To select and play a scale on the KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboard, follow these instructions:
1. Press SHIFT + SCALE (Edit) to map the displays and knobs of the Control section to the
Scale engine parameters.
2. To select a scale, turn Knob 2 (BANK, by default set to MAIN) and Knob 3 (TYPE, by default
set to MAJOR) until you find a scale you like.
3. To play the scale you selected, ensure that the SCALE (Edit) button lights up.
The keys on the keyboard are now mapped to the notes in the selected scale. The mapping
is reflected visually by the Light Guide. Pressing any unlit key automatically activates the
nearest lit key so that only notes belonging to the selected scales are being played back.
4. To map the knobs and displays to Instrument parameters again, press PLUG-IN. The Scale
engine remains switched on.
If you selected Scale Type CHROM, all keys are mapped.
16.4. Playing Chords
You can play chords in the usual way by pressing any number of keys simultaneously (or send
multiple MIDI notes simultaneously from the host), but KOMPLETE KONTROL also lets you create
and play chords by using Smart Play.
To play multiple notes in a chord simultaneously, the loaded Instrument must be able
to handle polyphony.
To play a chord by only pressing a single key on the keyboard, follow these instructions:
1. Press SHIFT + SCALE (Edit) to map the displays and knobs of the Control section to the
Scale engine parameters.
2. To activate Chord mode, set MODE to HARM by turning Knob 5 (by default set to OFF).
3. Define the intervals of your chord with the TYPE parameter by turning Knob 6 (by default set
to 1-3-5).
4. To enable playing full chords, ensure that the SCALE (Edit) button is lit.
Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
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